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Remnant

ˈrɛmnənt

Remnant definitions

noun

Inflections:

remnant remnants

a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed

"the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape"

Synonyms:
remains remainder leftovers leavings residue rest
- a piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold
  
  "he sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants"
- a surviving trace
  
  "a remnant of the past"
a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel)

"if any one ceases to be a witness, he ceases to be one of the remnant"

adjective

Inflections:

remnant